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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
342 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Worcester County in central Massachusetts...
  Southeastern Hampshire County in western Massachusetts...
  Hampden County in western Massachusetts...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 341 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chicopee,
  moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters and Doppler radar. At 330 PM,
           hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported covering the
           ground in Russell.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, Holyoke, Agawam, West
  Springfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Easthampton, Longmeadow, East
  Longmeadow, Belchertown, Wilbraham, Palmer, Ware, Southwick,
  Monson, Granby, Southampton, and Hampden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding, especially in the Springfield metro area. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4205 7289 4228 7280 4226 7212 4204 7219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 275DEG 15KT 4216 7259

HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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